Villa les Quatre Vents

Villa les Quatre Vents, 2025, Bolton, QC

TypeHome

LocationBolton, QC

Year2025

TeamStefania Praf, Vincent Pasquier, Rosemarie Faille-Faubert, Francis M Labrecque, Nicolas Lapierre

PhotosAlex Lesage

ConstructionModulor

Villa les Quatre Vents occupies a large wooded property at the summit of a mountain in Quebec's Eastern Townships. Exposed to the wind on all sides, the site gave the project its name. Designed as a gathering place for members of several generations of one family, the house accommodates a substantial program. Set into the mountainside on a rocky plateau surrounded by trees, it remains discreet in the landscape while offering unobstructed views of Brome Lake in the distance.

On approach, the house reads as a low ensemble of simple volumes clad in charred cedar boards, using the Japanese yakisugi technique. The main entrance and the garage are concealed within a volume wrapped in an open screen of natural cedar slats. Only after walking around the building does the house reveal its full height: two gabled volumes resting on a horizontal base.

The living spaces occupy the two gabled volumes on the ground floor. Beneath the cathedral ceilings, large white oak windows frame the landscape. The garden level houses most of the bedrooms, along with a large family room. The pool pavilion extends this level to the north. Its green roof, set level with the forecourt, blends it into the rocky landscape and makes it almost invisible on arrival.

Much like its role as a gathering place, Villa les Quatre Vents grew out of close collaboration between a range of professionals and builders. The site, the program and the goal of designing a high-performance, durable building led to bold construction solutions.

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